Peter O’Brien never got his chance with the Yankees. This could be his chance to make them, and the Diamondbacks, regret it.

The former top prospect has been a minor-league monster with a fielding problem, and in the designated-hitter comforts of the American League, that problem disappears. Arizona traded O’Brien to Kansas City Tuesday in exchange for right-handed pitching prospect Sam Lewis.

O’Brien, who entered the league as a catcher before concerns over his defense forced him to the outfield, has produced different reactions at the plate. The 26-year-old hit a total of 80 home runs over three minor-league seasons with the Diamondbacks after the Yankees traded him away in 2014 for infielder Martin Prado.

More notably, O’Brien stunned the MLB world when he set a record for the hardest-hit home run ever recorded in March, blasting a 1-0 pitch out of the ballpark at 119.5 mph during a spring training game. The homer, which careened off the left-field concourse, was projected to travel 461.1 feet.

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Kansas City, which lost its designated hitter, Kendrys Morales, to the Blue Jays in free agency, may be just the place for O’Brien to shine — and improve upon his forgettable showing with the Diamondbacks last season, when he hit .141 and struck out 27 times in 67 plate appearances. Translating his minor league success to major league success is a large hill to climb, but with an AL team again it becomes more feasible.

The player whom Alex Rodriguez once said “has real power” might have a real chance to prove that at the major league level.